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Several doctors who are now members of the House of Representatives have once again reminded policy-makers that medicine prices in the Philippines are up to 200 percent higher than in many other countries. The problem is not new; many years ago, high medicine prices prompted the government to promote the use of generic drugs. A few years later, the government started importing some of the most widely used drugs at much lower prices from countries such as India. 

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Pampanga Rep. Reynaldo Aquino, vice-chairman of the House committee on health and a practicing physician before he joined politics, said his committee will give priority to the bill as soon as its draft is finalized.
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